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Sunday, January 5, 2014

52 Ancestors: #1 - Morris Jollett

Amy
Johnson Crow of No Story Too Small has issued a challenge: write one blog post each week devoted to a
specific ancestor. It can be a story, a
biography, a photograph, an outline of a research problem – anything that
focuses on one ancestor.

My first stop on a hippity hop tour through my database is Morris Jollett.

Morris Jollett - aka Morris Jolley and aka Morriss Jollott - lived in Westmoreland County, which is on the Potomac River on the Northern Neck of Virginia. I sometimes wonder if he knew his famous neighbors, the Washingtons, the Monroes, and the Lees.

Map of Westmoreland County
image courtesy of FamilySearch.org

The few
documents I’ve found for Morris Jollett include a record of a patent for his
cattle brand in 1711 and again in 1716.
Three years later he was a witness in an inquisition into the death of a
man who had drowned. Then in 1732 his
Westmoreland County estate was settled and presented for record by his son
William.

I'm not sure how Morris Jollett is related, but surely he must be. I'm just a few generations away from connecting the dots between his son William and my 4G grandfather James Jollett.

To do list:Look for a willLook for the document by which his estate was settled

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About Me

My name is Wendy. About twenty years ago, I helped my mother research the Jolletts. Since retiring from teaching, I have expanded my research which I share here. When I’m not looking for my own family, I index for FamilySearch and the Greene County Historical Society.
Welcome to Jollett Etc. Please leave a comment to let me know you were here. If you have more information or believe we are related, EMAIL ME at wendymath at cox dot net